03965nam 22009734a 450 991078037680332120220711211506.01-282-35791-397866123579160-520-93810-01-59734-760-410.1525/9780520938106(CKB)111087027176524(EBL)224491(OCoLC)614645587(SSID)ssj0000204664(PQKBManifestationID)11189240(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000204664(PQKBWorkID)10190031(PQKB)10089835(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055961(DE-B1597)519267(OCoLC)1114822382(DE-B1597)9780520938106(Au-PeEL)EBL224491(CaPaEBR)ebr10051176(CaONFJC)MIL235791(MiAaPQ)EBC224491(EXLCZ)9911108702717652420020220d2002 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrModernizing China's military[electronic resource] progress, problems, and prospects /David ShambaughBerkeley University of California Pressc20021 online resource (414 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-24238-6 0-520-22507-4 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Front matter --Contents --Illustrations --Acronyms and Abbreviations --Preface and Acknowledgments --A Note on Sources --1. Introduction --2. Civil-Military Relations --3. Doctrine and Training --4. Command, Control, and Force Structure --5. Budget and Finance --6. Defense Industries and Weapons Procurement --7. Threat Perceptions --8. Policy Implications for the United States --Name Index --Subject IndexDavid Shambaugh, a leading international authority on Chinese strategic and military affairs, offers the most comprehensive and insightful assessment to date of the Chinese military. The result of a decade's research, Modernizing China's Military comes at a crucial moment in history, one when international attention is increasingly focused on the rise of Chinese military power. Basing his analysis on an unprecedented use of Chinese military publications and interviews with People's Liberation Army (PLA) officers, Shambaugh addresses important questions about Chinese strategic intentions and military capabilities--questions that are of key concern for government policymakers as well as strategic analysts and a concerned public.HISTORY / Asia / GeneralbisacshChinaArmed ForcesChinaDefensesasia scholars.asian studies.china.chinese government.chinese history.chinese military.foreign policy.international politics.interviews.military buffs.military capabilities.military forces.military history.military issues.military power.military prospects.military strategies.modern history.modernization.nonfiction.peoples liberation army.pla.policymakers.political science.political.social progress.strategic analysts.HISTORY / Asia / General.355/.00951/0905Shambaugh David L1133281MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780376803321Modernizing China's military3822217UNINA